9-letter words containing l, o
- body plan — Biology. the basic shape of members of an animal phylum; the general structure each individual organism assumes as it develops. Compare bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry.
- body slam — a wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on his or her back.
- body-line — denoting or relating to fast bowling aimed at the batsman's body
- body-slam — to lift and throw (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling
- bodyshell — the external shell of a motor vehicle
- boieldieu — François Adrien [frahn-swa a-dree-an] /frɑ̃ˈswa a driˈɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1775–1834, French composer.
- boil away — When you boil away a liquid, or when it boils away, it is boiled until all of it changes into steam or vapour.
- boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
- boil over — When a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises and flows over the edge of the container.
- boil-over — an unexpected result.
- boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
- boilingly — in a boiling manner
- bojangles — Bill ("Bojangles") 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
- bold face — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in this dictionary
- bold type — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in a dictionary
- bold-face — type or print that has thick, heavy lines, used for emphasis, headings, etc. This is a sample of boldface.
- boldfaced — impudent or forward in manner
- bolection — a stepped moulding covering and projecting beyond the joint between two members having surfaces at different levels
- boliviano — (until 1963 and from 1987) the standard monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos
- bollywood — the Indian film industry
- bolognese — of or relating to Bologna or its inhabitants
- bolograph — a record made by a bolometer
- bolometer — a sensitive instrument for measuring radiant energy by the increase in the resistance of an electrical conductor
- bolshevik — Bolshevik is used to describe the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
- bolstered — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- bolt boat — a boat suitable for use in rough seas.
- bolt down — fasten, secure sth
- bolt hole — a hole in the ground, protected opening in bushes, etc., into which an animal can flee when pursued or frightened.
- bolt-hole — If you say that someone has a bolt-hole to go to, you mean that there is somewhere that they can go when they want to get away from people that they know.
- boltzmann — Ludwig (ˈluːtvɪç). 1844–1906, Austrian physicist. He established the principle of the equipartition of energy and developed the kinetic theory of gases with J. C. Maxwell
- bomb belt — a belt carrying explosives which is worn around the waist by a suicide bomber
- bombilate — to make a buzzing noise
- bombshell — A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
- bondslave — a person held in bondage.
- bone cell — a cell found in bone in any of its functional states; an osteoblast, osteoclast, or osteocyte.
- bone idle — very idle; extremely lazy
- bone meal — Bone meal is a substance made from animal bones which is used as a fertilizer.
- boneblack — a black residue from the destructive distillation of bones, containing about 10 per cent carbon and 80 per cent calcium phosphate, used as a decolorizing agent and pigment
- bonilasse — an attractive young woman
- bonnibell — a pretty girl
- boobialla — any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Myoporum, esp M. insulare
- book club — A book club is an organization that offers books at reduced prices to its members.
- book gill — the gill of a horseshoe crab, composed of numerous membranous structures arranged like the leaves of a closed book.
- book list — a list of books, especially a list of recommended or required readings.
- book lung — the respiratory organ of a spider, scorpion, or other arachnid, composed of thin, membranous structures arranged like the leaves of a book.
- book tile — a flat, cellular roofing tile having two parallel edges one of which is convex and the other concave, so that a number may be fit together edge to edge between rafters, joists, etc.
- booklight — a small light that can be clipped onto a book for reading by
- booklouse — any small insect of the order Psocoptera, esp Trogium pulsatorium (common booklouse), a wingless species that feeds on bookbinding paste, etc
- booklover — a person who enjoys reading books.
- bookplate — A bookplate is a piece of decorated paper which is stuck in the front of a book and on which the owner's name is printed or written.